We have a park down the street from us, and I have been thinking about when we should let ds go there by himself. We can see the park from ONE window in the house, and it's kinda out of the way to go to that room and look out the window. Not a place I am all the time, so I wouldn't have my eye on his at all times.
I know some of the parent's that way, not very well, but they are nice and they keep their eyes on their kids that are outside. There are also some single people who are usually home and often on their porch or near windows with their eyes on the street...

My son is well behaved, and if I tell him not to go somewhere he will listen.

So in this situation, how old before you would let your child go by themselves? And why, what's your reasoning?

I'm not sure, but my wouldn't let my 5 (almost 6) year old do it for at least a few more years. He listens well too, but I think he's just too young. I just started recently letting him play outside along the front and side yard by himself with our dog watching because he is very protective of DS and would let me know if anything was up.

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